Laboratory Identification of Emerging Pathogenic Molds

April 6-8, 2010 OR April 13-15, 2010

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Sponsored by the National Laboratoey Training Network

Join the expert faculty from the Mycotic Diseases Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other invited faculty for this basic-level, hands-on course in the identification of medically important molds. Lectures and laboratory exercises will provide workshop participants with an opportunity to identify a range of organisms, including those that are commonly isolated from superficial, subcutaneous, and systemic infections of humans, as well as a number of common laboratory contaminants. Methods for DNA-based identification and susceptibility testing will also be discussed.

This workshop is appropriate for public health laboratorians, clinical laboratory microbiologists, and medical technologists who are not experienced in the identification of molds.

Registration Fee: $ 325 (includes breaks and all workshop materials; cafeteria available for students to purchase lunch items of their choice)

Registration Deadline: March 23, 2010

Register online at (copy and paste): www.nltn.org/101-10.htm

If you have difficulty with the online registration process, please call 240.485.2727 or email registrar@aphl.org.